Florida A&M pitcher Hunter Viets will proceed his profession after signing an MLB contract with the Chicago Cubs.
Viets recorded an 8-2 file in 16 begins over 91 1/3 innings in 2023. He allowed 99 hits, struck out 81 batters, and posted a 3.45 ERA.
The spotlight of his senior season was a seven-inning, 5 strikeout efficiency within the SWAC Championship Recreation versus Bethune-Cookman. Viets was named to the 2023 SWAC All-Match staff and was as soon as once more named to the All-SWAC Second Workforce for the second season.
Viets was additionally one among 4 Florida A&M gamers chosen to play within the inaugural HBCU Swingman Basic in the course of the MLB All-Star Recreation in Seattle final season.